Dr. Rick Griffith, Crossroads International Church Singapore

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The Great Persecutor (Rev. 12)

War and Remembrance

War and Remembrance

War and Remembrance

German Surrender

Japanese Surrender

Our Epic War…

Worldwide • 6000 years • Souls

Do you

feel like

you are

losing a

lot of

battles

right

now?

Worldly values

Civil laws

Twentys

How can you be

assured of

Christ's victory

now and in the

future?

Content of the Judgments

SEALS TRUMPETS BOWLS

1 White: conqueror Hail & fire: 1/3 vegetation Sores

2 Red: war Fire: 1/3 sea creatures Sea to blood

3 Black: famine Star: 1/3 fresh water Fresh water to blood

4 Pale: death Dark: 1/3 sun, moon, stars Sun burns men

(Trumpets 5-7 are woes)

5 Martyrs reassured Woe #1: locusts Beast's kingdom dark

6 Wrath: earthquake, signs Woe #2: Euphrates prep Euphrates dries up

(144,000 sealed) (Trump #7 = mystery)

7 1/2 hour silence Woe #3: victory imminent Earthquake & hail

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Adapted from Robert Gromacki, NT Survey and H. Wayne House, Chronological & Background Charts of the NT, 19

W O E S

Rapture

3:10

Church

Age

Chronology of Revelation

"What you

have seen"

(1:19a)

Rev. 1

"What is

now"

(1:19b)

Rev. 2–3

"What will

take place later"

(1:19c)

Rev. 4–22

Vision of

Christ

Second Half

Tribulation

4:1 – 19:10

Second

Coming

Millennium

Eternal

State

Great

White

Throne

Judgment

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Adapted from a chart by J. D. Pentecost

First Half

The Great Parenthesis

10–11 Witnesses

12 Satan

13–14Henchmen( )

4 CharactersThe Cast…

How can we live with

hope?

(Rev. 12)

I. Israel (the

woman)

brought

Jesus into

the world

with great

difficulty

(12:1-2).

The

Woman

(12:1-6)

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"Then I witnessed in

heaven an event of

great significance. I

saw a woman clothed

with the sun, with the

moon beneath her

feet, and a crown of

twelve stars on her

head. 2She was

pregnant, and she

cried out because of

her labor pains and

the agony of giving

birth" (12:1-2 NLT).

Family Wickedness (2 Chron. 21–22)

Jezebel Ahab Jehoshaphat

Athaliah Jehoram

EthbaalKing of Sidonians

Joash

Ahaziah

AsaKing of Judah

(Line of David)

Jehoram

(Joram)

Ahaziah

Killed by

Jehu

OmriKing of Israel

Good kings in white; queen in gray italics

All brothers killed

(2 Ch 21:4)

All brothers killed

(2 Kings 9; 2 Ch

22:1)

All brothers killed

(2 Kings 11; 2 Ch

22:11)

Family Righteousness (2 Kings 11)

Jehoshaphat

Athaliah Jehoram

Joash

Ahaziah

AsaKing of Judah

(Line of David)

AaronPriest of Israel

Righteous in white; queen in gray italics

JehoshebahJehoiada Unnamed

Nurse

Jehoiada

Crowns

Joash (2 Kings

11:12; 2

Chron.

23:11)

Athaliah

Killed

(2 Kings 15-

16; 2 Chron.

23:14-15)

Faithful By

A Thread

The Davidic

rulers came

down to only

one man

(three times!)

I. Israel (the

woman)

brought

Jesus into

the world

with great

difficulty

(12:1-2).

II. Satan

and his

demons (a

dragon

with stars)

couldn't

kill the

infant

Jesus

(12:3-4).

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"Then I witnessed in

heaven another

significant event. I saw a

large red dragon with

seven heads and ten

horns, with seven

crowns on his heads"

(12:3 NLT).

The Dragon

(12:3)

"His tail swept away one-third of the stars in the sky,

and he threw them to the earth" (12:4a)

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Fall of Lucifer, the Shining

Star (12:7-9; cf. first time in

Isa. 14:12; Ezek. 28:17)

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"His tail swept away one-third of the stars

in the sky, and he threw them

to the earth" (12:4a NLT)

3You regard yourself as wiser than Daniel

and think no secret is hidden from you.4With your wisdom and understanding you

have amassed great wealth—gold and silver

for your treasuries. 5Yes, your wisdom has

made you very rich, and your riches have

made you very proud" (Ezek. 28:3-5 NLT)

Fall of Lucifer, the Shining Star (cf. Rev. 12:7-9)

"You were the model of

perfection, full of wisdom

and exquisite in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the

garden of God…

15 "You were blameless in

all you did from the day

you were created until the

day evil was found in you."

Satan's Pride (Ezek. 28:14-15;

cf. 12:7-13)

The angels pursue16 Your rich commerce led you to violence, and

you sinned. So I banished you in disgrace

from the mountain of God. I expelled you, O

mighty guardian, from your place among the

stones of fire. 17 Your heart was filled with

pride because of all your beauty. Your wisdom

was corrupted by your love of splendor. So I

threw you to the ground and exposed you to

the curious gaze of kings."

Ezekiel 28:16-17 NLT

The Dragon's

Opposition

(12:4b NLT)

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"He stood in front of the woman as she was

about to give birth, ready to devour her baby

as soon as it was born."

Who is

the

woman

who bears

the child

to rule the

nations

(12:1-6)?

Some say she is the

Church that brings

forth Christ

But the Church didn't

bring forth Christ!

In reality,

Israel

brought forth

Christ

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Seeking to Kill

the Messiah

(12:4b)"He stood in front

of the woman as

she was about to

give birth, ready

to devour her

baby as soon as it

was born"

(12:4b NLT).

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I. Israel (the

woman)

brought

Jesus into

the world

with great

difficulty

(12:1-2).

II. Satan

and his

demons (a

dragon

with stars)

couldn't

kill the

infant

Jesus

(12:3-4).

III. Jesus

beat Satan at

His

ascension

and God will

protect Israel

in the

Tribulation

(12:5-6).

The Dragon's

Opposition

(12:5)

"She gave birth

to a son who

was to rule all

nations with an

iron rod. And

her child was

snatched away

from the dragon

and was caught

up to God and

to his throne"

(12:5 NLT).

386

"On September

23, 2017 there

will be a once in

a lifetime sign in

the heavens with

an alignment of

the planets to

Virgo the virgin

and Leo the lion

which has never

occurred since

around 3 BC

during the birth

of the messiah

Jesus."

The Dragon's

Opposition

(12:5)

"She gave birth

to a son who

was to rule all

nations with an

iron rod. And

her child was

snatched away

from the dragon

and was caught

up to God and

to his throne"

(12:5 NLT).

23 Sept 2017

The Dragon's

Opposition

(12:5)

"She gave birth

to a son who

was to rule all

nations with an

iron rod. And

her child was

snatched away

from the dragon

and was caught

up to God and

to his throne"

(12:5 NLT).

Chronology of the 70th "Week"333

1260 DAYSRev. 11:3; 12:6

Sign of Son of ManMatt. 24:30

30 DAYS

3½ YEARS 3½ YEARS

Covenant

Made

Dan. 9:27a

30 DAYS

Election

of Beast

Rev. 17:13

3½ YEARS

2nd ADVENT

45 DAYSDan. 12:12

Christ's Return

Complete

Covenant

Broken

Dan. 9:27b

1290 DAYSDan. 12:11

Middle of the Week

Adapted from J. Dwight Pentecost, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1988

The Tribulation

The Great Tribulation

"And the woman fled into

the wilderness, where God

had prepared a place to care

for her for 1260 days"

(12:6 NLT).

Four Blood Moons

The Blood Moon

Answers in Genesis

Earth

Light from the sun

Moon

Lunar Eclipse

The Blood Moon

"And I will cause wonders in the heavens

and on the earth—blood and fire and

columns of smoke. 31The sun will become dark, and the moon

will turn blood red before that great and

terrible day of the LORD arrives"

(Joel 2:31 NLT)

Four Blood Moons

Four Blood Moons

1493-94 (actually 1492-93): Edict of Expulsion

1949-50 (actually 1448-49): Israel Born

1967-68: Jerusalem United

2014-15: Passover-Sukkot-Passover-Sukkot

Jewish tears followed by victory!

The Blood Moon"Mark Biltz has an engaging style, and judging by the response of

those in attendance in the videos, he makes a very persuasive case for

his audiences. However, most of those in attendance probably know

little, if anything, about the circumstances and appearance of lunar and

solar eclipses, so they are easily impressed. Biltz makes two key

observations. First, he notes the coincidence of these eclipses with

major Jewish festivals. Second, he points out that these four eclipses

are in a row (a tetrad). Admittedly, bringing together such factors is

rare, though not unique, but there is no suggestion that these eclipses

will be otherwise exceptional. The biblical passages that refer to the

dimming of the sun (Matthew 24:29; Joel 2:31) and the moon turning to

blood (Joel 2:31) speak in very apocalyptic terms, emphasizing

frightening things that men experience. The timing of the eclipses that

Biltz draws attention to, while interesting, falls far short of the sort of

signs that will cause the heavens to shake (Matthew 24:29)"

"Will Lunar Eclipses Cause Four Blood Moons in 2014 and 2015?"

by Dr. Danny R. Faulkner • July 12, 2013

http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/2013/07/12/lunar-eclipses-cause-blood-moons

I. Israel (the

woman)

brought

Jesus into

the world

with great

difficulty

(12:1-2).

II. Satan

and his

demons (a

dragon

with stars)

couldn't

kill the

infant

Jesus

(12:3-4).

III. Jesus

beat Satan at

His

ascension

and God will

protect Israel

in the

Tribulation

(12:5-6).

IV. Michael

will cast

Satan from

heaven but

he won't

destroy

Israel in the

Tribulation

(12:7-18).

"Then there was

war in heaven.

Michael and his

angels fought

against the

dragon and his

angels"

(12:7 NLT).

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Satan cast down

(12:7-13)

"And the dragon lost the battle, and he

and his angels were forced out of

heaven" (12:8 NLT).

"This great dragon—the ancient

serpent called the devil, or Satan, the

one deceiving the whole world—

was thrown down to the earth with all

his angels" (12:9 NLT)

386

Heaven's Praise! (11:10 NLT)

"Then I heard a loud voice

shouting across the

heavens, 'It has come at

last—salvation and power

and the Kingdom of our

God, and the authority of

his Christ. For the accuser

of our brothers and sisters

has been thrown down to

earth—the one who

accuses them before our

God day and night.'"

Heaven's Praise! (11:11 NLT)

"11And they

have defeated

him by the

blood of the

Lamb and by

their testimony.

And they did

not love their

lives so much

that they were

afraid to die."

Heaven's Praise! (11:12 NLT)

"12Therefore, rejoice, O heavens! And you who live

in the heavens, rejoice! But terror will come on the

earth and the sea, for the devil has come down to

you in great anger, knowing that he has little time."

"When the

dragon

realized that he

had been

thrown down

to the earth, he

pursued the

woman who

had given birth

to the male

child"

(12:13 NLT)

386

"There she

would be

cared for and

protected

from the

dragon for a

time, times,

and half a

time"

(12:14 NLT)

"But she was

given two

wings like

those of a

great eagle

so she could

fly to the

place

prepared for

her in the

wilderness."

Dragons normally spew fire386

Dragons normally spew fire386

"Then the dragon tried to drown the

woman with a flood of water that flowed

from his mouth" (12:15 NLT)

Flood386

"But the

earth helped

her by

opening its

mouth and

swallowing

the river that

gushed out

from the

mouth of the

dragon"

(12:16 NLT)

386

"And the dragon

was angry at the

woman and

declared war

against the rest of

her children—all

who keep God's

commandments

and maintain their

testimony for

Jesus"

(12:17 NLT)

386

"'Two-thirds of

the people in the

land will be cut

off and die,' says

the LORD. But

one-third will be

left in the land"

(Zech. 13:8 NLT).

386

"Then the

dragon took

his stand on

the shore

beside the

sea"

(12:18 NLT)

386

Some think

Jews will

escape to

Petra in the

Esau's land

of Edom

during

Antichrist's

pursuit

Edom

Esau

Israel

Jacob

National

Geographic

has several

articles on

Petra back

to 1907

Here's Dec. 1998

Petra Article Front Page

Imagine living in this terrain!

The Siq(pronounced "seek")

The only

entrance to

Petra

Water channels were buried for centuries

Exit of the Siq

Dark Siq Exit

The Treasury

From atop the Treasury

Nabataean

engineers

ingeniously

collected the

mere 6 inches of

annual rainfall.

Nabatean tombs east of the city center

"The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in

the clefts of the rock, in your lofty dwelling, who say in your

heart, 'Who will bring me down to the ground?'" (Obadiah 3)

How can we live with

hope?

(Rev. 12)

Summing Up Revelation 12

In Satan's epic war against

Israel, Jesus and us…

Jesus wins!

Uhh, Satan?

The Great

Accuser

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Revelation 12

The Revelation of Jesus Christ

4 CharactersThe Cast…

Jesus Wins!

Series on Revelation

We Win!

If Jesus wins, and we are on his team,

then…

You Win!

If Jesus wins, and you are on his team,

then…

How is Satan

winning in

your life right now?

How can Christ

claim the victory in

your life right now?

"A Mighty Fortress"

—Martin Luther

Nimrod's

Fortress

A Mighty Fortress is our God,

A bulwark never failing;

Our helper He amid the flood

Of mortal ills prevailing.

For still our ancient foe

Doth seek to work us woe

His craft and pow'r are great,

And armed with cruel hate,

On earth is not his equal.

31Verse 1

Did we in our own strength confide,

Our striving would be losing,

Were not the right man on our side,

The man of God's own choosing,

Dost ask who that may be?

Christ Jesus, it is He

Lord Sabaoth His name,

From age to age the same,

And He must win the battle.

31Verse 2

And tho' this world, with devils filled,

Should threaten to undo us,

We will not fear, for God hath willed

His truth to triumph through us.

The prince of darkness grim,

We tremble not for him,

his rage we can endure,

For lo, his doom is sure:

One little word shall fell him.

31Verse 3

That word above all earthly pow'rs,

No thanks to them, abideth;

The Spirit and the gifts are ours

through Him who with us sideth.

Let goods and kindred go,

This mortal life also

The body they may kill;

God's truth abideth still:

his Kingdom is forever!

31Verse 4

MEANS

Jesus Wins!

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